Safety Checks
Reasons for Replacing Old Fuse Boards in Fairford
Older fuse boxes can continue to work, but there are some reasons why you may wish to upgrade your fuseboard in your Fairford home.
The main reasons for upgrading your old fuseboard is if the old fuse board doesn’t comply with modern electrical regulations and your wiring is in poor condition or if you are having some electrical work carried out on your home that may overload the old fuseboard.
A new 18th Edition IET Metal Fuseboard (known as a Consumer Unit) with Residual Current Devices (RCDs) will keep your home safe from electrical fires and shocks.
Prestige Heating & Electrical Services are a family-run firm with a team of highly qualified Fairford electricians, who are professional and competent and can safely install new Fuseboards across the GL7 postcode area and fault-find a troublesome Fuseboards in the surrounding villages of Whelford, Meysey Hampton and Lechlade.
How we can help
Cost & Time for Fitting a New Fuseboard in Fairford
Prestige Heating & Electrical Services understand how important value for money, which is why as a family run business, we will cost the installation of a new fuseboard (Consumer Unit) in your Fairford property as reasonably as possible taking into account the parameters and requirements in your home.
Our electrical engineers will come and carry out the installation of your new fuseboard to include testing of the board and all the circuits to ensure everything is safe and working as it should. On average the installation of a new fuseboard will take up to a day to complete.
Once the electrical work is all completed our office will we will notify Elecsa and building control in Fairford Council and issue all the relevant certification to you. As long as the property is not rented out the certificate covers you for 10 years which is the length of time advised to have regular electrical testing carried out for domestic properties.
Qualified Electricians
Our electricians are highly qualified to undertake your wiring and electrical projects.
Advice & Safety
We advise you on the right installation for your home, keeping you safe.
Compliance & Standards
All of our installations and fittings comply with legal regulations for your safety and peace of mind.
Domestic Electrical Installations
Fairford – Electrical Installation Electricians
For peace of mind Prestige Heating & Electrical Services are members of Elecsa one of 5 Government backed competent person schemes for approved contractors – and Trustmark a non-profit making consumer protection group. We are annually reviewed which includes inspections of a variety of electrical work we have undertaken for our customers.
Our local Fairford team of electricians are all knowledgeable with up to date qualifications and a thorough understanding of the latest technical and regulatory best practice.
Apart from installing replacement fuseboards our local domestic electricians in Fairford are also competent and qualified to carry out anything from installing modern spot lights to re-wiring an older property in Fairford.
All of the domestic electrical installations completed in Fairford, comply with Part P of the Building regulations and the strict requirements of the IET, the Institution of Engineering and Technology.